September 22, 2013 - 6:00pm
RPOF Swipes at Charlie Crist on Education
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2013 - 12:26pm
Republican Party of Florida Chairman (RPOF) Lenny Curry took aim on Monday at former Gov. Charlie Crist -- who is the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination -- over education.
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Allen West Hits Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton on Foreign Policy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2013 - 12:15pm
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West weighed in on foreign policy on Monday, trashing Democrats on the matter.
President Obama whispered under his breath in a hot mike moment to then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell Vladimir Putin he would have more flexibility in a second term, West posted on Facebook on Monday. We now clearly see what that flexibility means: increased aggression by enemies of our state who see a weak, indecisive president.
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As Good As It Gets
September 23, 2013 - 6:00pm
Anna Marie Likos Takes Over Disease Control and Health Protection Division
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2013 - 10:59am
The Florida Department of Health announced on Monday that Dr. Anna Marie Likos will take over as director for the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, overseeing the bureaus of communicable diseases, environmental health, and epidemiology.
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Rick Scott Names Rebecca Lipsey to State Board of Education
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2013 - 10:47am
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday that he was naming Rebecca Fishman Lipsey to the Florida Board of Education starting in January 2014. A former public school teacher in New York, Lipsey has been active with Teach For America, leading that group in Miami-Dade.
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Rick Scott to Pull the Plug on PARCC
September 22, 2013 - 6:00pm
Visit Florida Gets Grant to Photograph Florida Beaches for Google Maps
Submitted by Anonymous on September 23, 2013 - 9:58am
Visit Florida received a $500,000 grant on Monday from BP's Gulf Seafood and Tourism Promotional Fund to assist with expenses related to Visit Florida'sGoogle Street View Trekker project. The BP grant funding will help cover expenses related to the project, including the cost for the trekkers to travel the state, production of the captured images and promotion of the final product on Google Maps.
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RPOF: Alex Sink Should Stand with Nan Rich
Submitted by Anonymous on September 23, 2013 - 9:09am
As of Monday, Nan Rich is the only Democrat who's officially entered the 2014 governor's race, and the Republican Party of Florida wants to know why former gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink isn't standing by her fellow Democrat.
In a statement released Monday, the RPOF attacked both Sink and Rich for their "misguided values" and attacks on Gov. Rick Scott.
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Allen West Offers Thoughts on How to Avoid Federal Shutdown
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 23, 2013 - 9:07am
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has left the door open for a political comeback in 2016, offered his solution over the weekend on how to avoid a federal government shutdown.
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